Adobe Creative Cloud < 2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-41) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 160843

Synopsis

The Adobe Creative Cloud instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe Creative Cloud installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 2.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the apsb21-41 advisory.

- Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-28594)

- Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 2.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause arbitrary file overwriting in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires physical interaction to the system. (CVE-2021-28633)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud version 2.5 or later.

See Also

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/379.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?a33e1d3d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 160843

File Name: macos_adobe_creative_cloud_apsb21-41.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 5/10/2022

Updated: 5/10/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28594

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:creative_cloud

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Creative Cloud

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28594, CVE-2021-28633

CWE: 379, 427

IAVA: 2021-A-0232-S